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PedalGate Update – with Video

Toyota pushed back yesterday, and hard.  They say that Dr. Gilbert, who worked with ABC News to show the unintended acceleration problem with a Toyota Avalon, falsified his results.  They tested several different makes and models, and found that Dr. Gilbert’s modification caused all of them to accelerate out of control.  The kicker: in Toyota’s tests, none of the other manufacturers’ cars had any error codes in their computers either.  Very compelling evidence, and I hope someone gets to the bottom of it soon.  Click past the jump to see the video.

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PedalGate: Updates from this week

So the hearings are going on in Congress, with consumers, senators, congressmen, Akio Toyoda and the NHTSA, among others.  Ed Towns, who has spearheaded efforts to drag Toyota into Congress, has said that Toyota withheld documents it was required to turn over to regulators during recalls and investigations throughout the last several years.  It hid them by settling in multi-million dollar court cases when the discovery of said documents was likely.  On top of that, Toyoda himself said the company will pay to fix the issues.  That’s the year’s biggest “duh” moment, if you ask me.

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ABC News tests Toyota, finds a reason for runaways

So, after the news that Toyota has turned over “secret” documents to the US Government, it looks like ABC News has tested a Toyota Avalon and found what could be a reason for the unintended acceleration.  They’ve found that an electrical problem is causing a surge of engine power, letting the car become a runaway.  Follow the jump for video and more explanation.

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